Ibby was encouraged repeatedly to change her username to Erika, but refused, for reasons I couldn't understand. She even tried to insist for awhile that "Ibram" wasn't an inherently gendered name to begin with, which was just silly. For whatever reason, she could let go of her original name in real life, but kept a major attachment to her original username. Figuring out who you are is tough enough without gender dysphoria thrown into the mix, but I hope she comes out the other side of it wiser and happier.
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